Comments on: Position Absolute

By: Ryan Bollenbach

Ryan Bollenbach — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:40:31 +0000

Great article, I really enjoyed it!

I think building websites is an organic process and there’s no wrong way to begin.

If web designers aren’t able to code… I don’t think they’ll understand how to design them properly, this is a major consideration. But if they’re just there to draw and add amazing touches. Whatever, have someone else build it!

Cheers.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:32:03 +0000

Having an opinion is important in any profession. Everyone has their own method.

I listen to the web community, but I keep along the basic rule that “you do what you want but don’t force me into it”. It typically works everywhere.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:12:51 +0000

The article about making your mockup in markup and the article about designers who can’t code, I feel go hand in hand. I started out in print design and have since migrated over to web development/design. I really feel that people are different and no one person is better than a group of diverse people committed to one another and a goal. These articles, coupled with Trent’s synopsis point to a bigger question what could we do if we all worked together. Probably wield the internet like the Power Rangers wield a megazord.

By: Evan O'Connell

Evan O'Connell — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:00:35 +0000

I have been following your site for a few weeks now. I am really glad that I have found your site since I am not a big twitter person or blogger. I would rarely be able to find these posts on my own but you always tie in whats going on in the community in your site which is awesome.

I found all of these articles extremely interesting and I have been asking those same questions to myself recently and it is nice to see others opinions on the matter.

You made a great point in the beginning about our field. Technology grows so fast that if we don’t try to learn as much as we can we will find our self left in the dust and choosing to not try something new will not get you far in this field.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:57:00 +0000

It’s good to have lots of debates, but it always seems to feel like it’s everyone saying “do it my way, every other way is wrong” and then everyone nods their heads with admiration until the next big name in web-dev says something otherwise.

Still, that aside basically agree with challenging/changing peoples views for sure.

By: Ted Goas

Ted Goas — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:47:19 +0000

Hi Trent, despite having previously read each article you referenced, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your roundup / reaction above. I think you’ve hit on some of the larger ideas that have hit the design community in the last year or so. Definitely some idea to attempt.

* As a side note, I emailed Paddy’s article to everyone at work that I hear using the term “The Fold” in reference to a website. (it happens a lot!)

By: Travis Neilson

Travis Neilson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:43:43 +0000

This reminds me of a little joke a friend and I told amongst ourselves once, commenting on the elitist voice of many design bloggers.

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By: Los

Los — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:08:59 +0000

I remember debating if I had chosen the right field to start on. Indeed I have. The great evolution of technology and web development is great to challenge and push my curiosity and my eagerness to continue to learn whether it be about web design or cooking. It’s fantastic that there is never a limit in what your capable of achieving or doing in this field. Nothing is the same and nothing is done the same way. There is not one right way, there are plenty of ways. It be boring and otherwise limited.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:22:54 +0000

One of the best quotes I’ve heard in a while: “The knowledge and skills we posses today will be outdated tomorrow…”

By: cjmemay

cjmemay — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:14:12 +0000

Not to be the yay-sayer that so typically fills the first comment, but I really agree with this sentiment. It’s mature, it’s professional, and it encourages web workers to develop a skill that seems integral to the nature of our profession: Communication.